If you can practice forgiveness and gentleness towards yourself, whether it's by gentle reminders, mantras, or whatever works for you, do it.
"What marked Larry's practice always was the gentleness and gentlemanliness with which he approached his work," Mr. Hocherman said, adding: "He was effective without ever being strident, and he never relinquished his great personal dignity even as the hour grew late and the process grew increasingly frustrating".
It would be nice, he writes, if a political leader could practice the Christian virtues like charity, mercy and gentleness and still provide for his people.
Many of them strive to practice the virtues their scriptures require of them: gentleness, generosity, love.
While discernment and gentleness are important, the heart of meditation practice is learning to be content with what is going on right now.
(p. 28) Overall, the personal qualities cultivated through mindfulness practice are nonjudging, nonstriving, acceptance, patience, trust, openness, letting go, gentleness, generosity, empathy, gratitude and lovingkindness [ 97] - qualities which are highly relevant to the personal recovery journey of people with mental illness.
While practicing, yoga emphasizes three main qualities: focus of the mind; ease or gentleness (Sanskrit-sukham); and strength or steadiness (Sanskrit-sthira).
This is an advanced practice that may not immediately show itself to you until you are well developed in gentleness and kindness.
A study of family practice physicians found that patient trust correlated more strongly with comforting and caring, technical competency, and communication style than with gentleness, looking in the eye, discussion of options, and treatment as an equal [ 23].
